Michael Jackson death linked to AEG Live

Concert promoter AEG Live have reportedly been linked to the death of Michael Jackson.

An email that allegedly links concert promoter to the King of Pop’s death has been revealed in connection with a lawsuit filed by the late singer’s mother and children.

An online conversation between AEG Live co-CEO Paul Gongaware and Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ tour director Kenny Ortega suggests that Dr. Conrad Murray may have been pressured into prescribing Jackson with Propofol.

“We want to remind [Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him,” Gongaware’s email reads, according to Billboard.

The promoter boss is accused of pressuring Murray into forcing an exhausted Jackson to take Propofol, which led to his death on June 25, 2009.

The Jackson family lawyers are arguing that the email is evidence of Gongaware’s part in the sudden death of the iconic star.

“Now that the court has ruled that there is evidence that it was foreseeable that AEG’s actions resulted in Michael Jackson’s death, the Jackson family feels vindicated from the public smear campaign that AEG has waged against them,” Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle told CNN.

“The truth about what happened to Michael, which AEG has tried to keep hidden from the public since the day Michael died, is finally emerging. We look forward to the trial where the rest of the story will come to light.”

Moreover, an additional email sees AEG Live president Randy Phillips reassure Ortega that Murray is a capable physician and will keep Jackson in optimum health.

“It is like there are two people in there,” Ortega wrote. “One (deep inside) trying to hold on to what he was and still can be and not wanting us to quit him, the other in this weakened and troubled state.

“I believe we need professional guidance in this matter,” he added.

Phillips responded with favour for Murray, saying: “This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig, so he is totally unbiased and ethical.”

AEG Live claim they hold no responsibility for Jackson’s death as Murray was not an employee of theirs. However, a further email shows Phillips was directly involved with Murray getting Jackson to rehearsals.

“Randy Phillips and Dr. Murray are responsible for MJ rehearsal and attendance schedule,” it reads.

Murray and Jackson’s eldest son Prince are on the witness list for the new trial, which is scheduled to begin next month.